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18 May 2009

Readers in Brattleboro, Vermont can attend a Jewish genealogy presentation at the Brooks Memorial Library on Tuesday, May 19.

The program begins at 5.30pm, when genealogist Norma Cavey presents her research on family and ancestral town community history. She'll describe research and interview techniques she has used to solve family riddles and myths, as well as privacy issues encountered in family history research.

Cavey has been curious about her own family history since earliest childhood. Five of her great grandparents immigrated to New York City. Recently, she traced one great grandmother's family back to 1790 in Pruzhany, Belarus. Cavey has had some success tracing 5 of her great-grandparents' families. Cavey will discuss research and interview techniques, difficulties, the Internet, and the importance of reading and using Jewish genealogy books available at the Brooks library. There will be an introduction to her next presentation: "Russian Empire Jews Acquire Family Names."

For 50 years, Cavey's work has included ethnic and immigration history, community studies and social policy. She was the first Environmental and Ethnic Community Planner for the National Park Service, Ellis Island, Statue of Liberty. A former college professor and senior administrative planner, she has conducted European research.

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Schelly Talalay Dardashti has tracked her family history through Belarus, Russia, Lithuania, Spain, Iran and elsewhere. A journalist, her articles on genealogy have been widely published. In addition to genealogy blogging (since 2006), she speaks at Jewish and general genealogy conferences, co-founded GenClass.com. Past president of the five-branched JFRA Israel, a Jewish genealogical association, she is a member of several professional organizations.

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